Of Fire and Ice
I do not own anything from W.I.T.C.H but there are some more minor characters.
Talking
Thinking
Vision
Chapter 8
My brother smiles and reads the story. 'Mommy, please, come back. Protect me from the dark or worse another fire bursting out. I miss you and I hope you're able to come back home.' My brother stops reading and holds me close and says, "I'm sure mommy is going to be fine." I just nod and sit there in the dark. My fear of fire begins to disappear for the moment as the cold night air bites at my skin. I hear my brother walking into the kitchen and I just stare out the door waiting for mom to come back.
'MOM PLEASE COME BACK! I'll wait up all night.' Unfortunately I pass out and I cringe, toss and turn.
"Mrs. Cook, you know this is a serious crime you've committed."
"I know officer and I'm willing to take any punishment but I don't regret doing it to save, my precious daughter, Taranee's life."
"Tell me what happened from start to finish Mrs. Cook."
"I was informed that my daughter passed out in school by the principle. My husband and I where feeling down because Taranee got hurt with no one to protect her. We were all awfully sober after that, Taranee suggested we play a game of boys against girls in basket ball. All of a sudden a mysterious man appears in our yard and had a weapon in his hand. My husband and son try to reason with him but he knocks both of them out. Taranee tried to say leave us alone but his eyes had the look of murder in them. I remembered where I hid the gun my husband had bought just in case of emergencies. The man was in pursuit to kill Taranee so I took the shot and he feel to the ground. I don't deny that I committed murder but I did it out of love."
The officer looks around not sure if he should commit her to jail or shake her hands for doing a brave thing. Dad anxiously says, "Officer please, don't place her in jail we have two children to raise. I would suggest she goes to see a counselor and do community service."
The Officer sighs and says, "This is a complicated case Mr. Cook but I'll tell you what she doesn't go to jail but she still has to go through a trial for murder. She'll be under house arrest since there was a child involved. I'm sorry Mrs. Cook but for what it's worth I would've done the same thing if I had to protect my own."
The officer leaves my mom and dad looking like the life sucked out of them. Dad looks like he hates himself and runs his hand through his hair.
"If I had shot him instead of you then you'd be home and I would be on the stand in front of people that will judge me instead of you. I'm so sorry honey."
"I would be standing by you like you're doing with me now. I would be worried like you are now. I mean what I said that I don't regret that I shot him to save our daughter. I only regret the situation had to end like that."
All goes black and I don't really grasp the situation until I hear my brother crying in his room. I wake up and see officers everywhere while my parent's hangs their head in shame. I try to hug mom but I was forced back by the officers. I cry out, "Mommy please touch me!" I feel no warm touch from either of my parents and the unrelenting grip of the cold night leaves me scared and alone. The lights go out finally and I just cry alone on my bed which offers no warm touch. This was worse then any fire I may fear, the silence chokes me again and the ice cuts through my skin. I curl up in a ball and I try to yell but no sound comes out. No comfort this is the cold grip of being shunned. I pass out from the overwhelming emotions I can't understand.
This is a very dark chapter please forgive me. I'm hopping this is believable; you see Taranee is smart but this plays up to why she has a hard time trusting. Anyway time to thank my reviewers.
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